Tsukuba Science City, located about 60 km northeast of Tokyo, is segmented into the Research and Education District and the Suburban District.
Tsukuba Science City, located about 60 km
northeast of Tokyo, is segmented into the Research and
Education District and the Suburban District.
These two districts attract more than 300 public
and private institutes, universities and firms,
which also then attract about 13,000 researchers.
Approximately 200,000 people including foreign
researchers and their families, as well as
students reside here.
Via the Tsukuba
Express Line from Akihabara Station in Tokyo,
Tsukuba Science City is about a one-hour trip from
Central Tokyo. The Tsukuba Express Line opened in
2005 and improved transportation to the various
international conferences and other events now
held frequently in Tsukuba Science City.
Tsukuba Information Center is a facility for
providing information located in Tsukuba Science
City. Educational institutions and pioneering
firms in the science and technology fields gather
at this center. This center boasts multi-screen
videos, a system for searching information on
research laboratories, and models for providing
information to visitors to Japan and elsewhere in
the world. Additionally, the Tsukuba Science Tour
Office organizes and offers tours of laboratories
located in Tsukuba Science City and also provides
tour guide services.
There are a
variety of unique sightseeing spots in Tsukuba
Science City. The Tsukuba Expo Center holds the
world's largest planetarium, where visitors can
experience the latest in technology and science,
as well as the older standards of technology and
science.
At the Science Museum of Map
and Survey, a gigantic parabolic antenna is now
the landmark of Tsukuba, and visitors can learn
the methods of map projection. There are other
sightseeing locations such as the Tsukuba Space
Center, Science Square Tsukuba, and Tsukuba
Botanical Garden explaining botany from a more
scientific point of view. At Matsumi and Doho-koen
Parks, visitors enjoy greenery and walks in the
fresh air.